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  • noun Plural form of cardiac.

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Examples

  • Sure, some people will whine that contests are supposed to teach kids about sportsmanship, but there's another argument: that "sportsmanship" is teaching kids to stuff their feelings, and setting them up for massive cardiacs at age 47.

    Dave Hanson: How a Dose of Magic Can Stop the American Idol Ratings Slide 2009

  • The technique I used on the cardiacs was exactly the same procedure I'd have elected to follow even if we had approval, not some untested improvisation.

    Critical Condition Clement, Peter, M.D 2002

  • Francesca never had any qualms about sending her patients to the institute because, whatever the woman's "tricks" were, they must be sound, because she got post-op cardiacs back into form better than anyone.

    Critical Condition Clement, Peter, M.D 2002

  • This fact was recognized by the famous Dublin physician, William Stokes, who advocated walking therapy for cardiacs in his historical work Diseases of the Heart and Aorta, published in 1854.

    Heart Disease: The Modern Plague 1980

  • MikeyGeach Need waste management in London, Essex or Herts ..... www. gbnservices.co.uk cardiacs Travelling into London with Simon and matt this morning mikelarvin just subscribed to DFLSouthgate.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • Transplants aren't magic, and we only use them on terminal cardiacs. "

    Critical Condition Clement, Peter, M.D 2002

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